Steven Hodgson joined The Consort of Melbourne as Assistant Director in 2014 under the mentorship of Warren Trevelyan-Jones and Peter Tregear and was appointed Artistic Director of the group in 2016.
He completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours at the University of Melbourne in 2004, studying composition with Stuart Greenbaum, Brenton Broadstock and Brett Dean and voice with Stephen Grant. Most recently, he completed the Kurt Thomas Cursus at the HKU Utrecht Conservatory, specialising in chamber choir repertoire.
A committed vocalist, choral conductor and composer, Steven has performed as a soloist and ensemble member with the Astra Chamber Music Society, e21, the Australian Chamber Choir, the St John’s Southgate Bach cantata programme, the Song Company and Ludovico’s band. He has a particular interest in contemporary Australian music, performing the Australian launch of Deborah Cheetham’s Woven song in 2020 and premiering Sally Whitwell’s Lockdown Alphabet, Meta Cohen’s Swerve and Wally Gunn and Maria Zajkowski’s I heart Artemis in 2022.
